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Steve Small
Steve is a director, workshop facilitator, teacher, mentor and producer who has been working with young people in Scotland for the last 21 years. Before embarking on a freelance career he was Associate Director for Scottish Youth Theatre, Head of Education at the Royal Lyceum Theatre and Associate Director, Education & Community, at Dundee Rep. While at the Lyceum he established the Lyceum Education Department and founded the award winning Lyceum Youth Theatre, directing a number of productions that toured throughout Scotland.
Since leaving Dundee Rep in 2006 he has worked with a range of organisations all over Scotland including; The National Theatre of Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Aberdeen City Council, Edinburgh’s Telford College, Moray House School of Education and BBC Scotland. He has also led theatre projects in Japan and Norway.
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Ruth Hollyman
Ruth is an Edinburgh based freelance drama workshop leader, director and writer who has been working with children and young people for 18 years.
After graduating in Drama and Theatre Arts from Birmingham University, she moved to Edinburgh in 1992 with her own small scale theatre company, which performed new plays and ran Theatre-in-Education projects. She was also part of the opening team at Edinburgh Festival Theatre, in the marketing department, where she established the Education Programme for schools and community groups. During time spent in Japan in the late 1990s she set up a children’s theatre company in Tokyo and worked in television and radio as a presenter of English language educational programmes.
During the last ten years, she has worked with Lyceum Youth Theatre, macRobert Arts Centre, North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Scottish Youth Theatre, Perth Theatre, Stirling Youth Theatre, Borderline Youth Theatre, and Dundee Rep. She has also done press and marketing for fringe companies and writes educational material for Oxford University Press.
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What people have said about Strange Town....
Strange Town has brought more than drama to my
daughters, and for this i thank them greatly!
This company provides a great opportunity for children and young people to explore drama, learn new skills and gain confidence.
A fantastically dedicated team running an exciting, innovative and worthwhile project - the kids clearly love what they are doing...
My daughter loves going to the drama classes at Strange Town and all the drama workers involved are so supportive and friendly. They give real opportunities to the children.
Strange Town provide a fun and interesting drama class. 3 of my children have thoroughly enjoyed the classes and they have gained a lot. I particularly enjoy the low cost of the class and bursaries for those that need it. A really good inclusive drama group.
It's a great project and I have fun while helping write and perform plays. The teachers are very experienced but still fun!
hehe strange town is well minted
My son who has Aspergers used to ask me "What is
my talent" of course i would tell him he was good at lots of things but
it wasn't until i saw him perform at a Strange Town show that i saw
where his talents lie. I am one very proud mum!!
Strange Town is a fantastic group that do a fantastic job, my son loves it!!
Vikki:-
I think encouraging children to gain confidence through the arts is a great idea and this will allow young people to build on their skills also to possibly put into use in future careers or just for fun.
It brings together a group of young adults from around Edinburgh to put together a theatre company which thrives and grows all the times and makes theatre exciting!
Great local Youth Theatre with super staff support and a real community feel for its members.